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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker’s request for a lower bond was denied on Thursday, Sept. 21.
In court, Hecker’s lawyer argued that the 92-year-old is not a flight risk, so an $800,000 bond is exorbitant.
Hecker pleaded not guilty to rape, kidnapping and theft charges stemming from abuse of allegation from the 70s on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
The claims against 91-year-old Hecker follow a 1999 document with what is believed to be Hecker’s confession of sexually molesting and harming several teenagers between 1966 and 1972.
Hecker’s case joins a long list of clergy sexual abuse lawsuits across Louisiana.
Hecker’s next bond hearing in on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
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